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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

If You Were Me And Lived In...Blog Tour {review and giveaway}

Today, I have the If You Were Me And Lived In... Blog Tour stopping by! This blog tour and giveaway is sponsored by author Carole P. Roman and organized by The Children's Book Review...

IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN … AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD

In IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN … AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD, readers learn what it is like to live in other countries, see famous architecture, celebrate a favorite holiday, discover popular names for both boys and girls, and they will be fascinated with diverse and rich history and colorful traditions. On the way, they might also learn a foreign word or two!

IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN … AN INTRODUCTION TO CIVILIZATIONS THROUGHOUT TIME

What a fascinating way to introduce young children to the world as it was, so that they may begin to learn about their roots and how the world and the people in it have evolved. Yes, Carole P. Roman, thanks to you, it is time for readers to hop aboard their time travel machines. Where will they go first?

Readers will learn about things like housing, land, cooking, diet, clothing, and the jobs and hobbies people had in different times. Questions are often asked to inspire deeper thinking and encourage young learners to look for changes between the historical period and our current times. The end pages usually include more specific information about the importance of the time period itself, a list and brief biography of famous people, and a glossary of foreign words.

I received copies of the following books in the If You Were Me And Lived In...An Introduction To Civilizations Throughout Time series, for review: Ancient China, American West, Colonial America, Elizabethan England, Ancient Greece, and Renaissance Italy.

This series by Carole P. Roman, for readers seven and older, is a treasure trove of fascinating history! In each book, Carole P. Roman boldly brings the past to the present for young readers through age appropriate facts and information. Each book places readers right into its specified time period by having them pretend to be a young boy or girl who actually lived during that time. Roman discusses ALL aspects of each time period, from what your name might have been, where you would have lived, what your parents did for a living, the clothes you would have worn, the food you would have eaten, and the general life you would have led. Each book has clearly been thoroughly researched and the information is presented in both a fun and educational manner. There are various illustrators in the series and each one bring his/her own unique and engaging style to these books. Through bright colors, lively scenes, and detailed depictions, these time periods simply come to life!

At the back of each book, Roman has included an awesome sections that discusses the various important figures of each time period, which is a really neat bonus feature.

The If You Were Me And Lived In...An Introduction To Civilizations Throughout Time series is a wonderfully fun and engaging way to get young readers excited about history!

Carole P. Roman is the award winning author of the nonfiction series of children’s books, If You Were Me and Lived in … . The first title in the collection, If You Were Me and Lived in…Mexico, won the Pinnacle Award for Best in Children’s Nonfiction in 2012. If You Were Me and Lived in…Russia and If You Were Me and Lived in…France were finalists in the Indie Fab Foreword Review Book of the Year. Norway and South Korea have also been named as Book of the Year with Rebecca’s Reads and Children’s Reader’s View Book of the Year. Roman has also found success with her Captain No Beard children’s books. Her debut, Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life, was named a Kirkus Best of 2012, received a Star of Exceptional Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award in 2012. Roman lives on Long Island with her husband and very near her children.

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